Motion Graphs
Part of the Mechanics section of Coddy's Physics journey. Lesson 29 of 97.
On a v-t graph the slope is the acceleration and the area under the line is the displacement.
Slope of the v-t line = acceleration; area under it = displacement.
Under a straight sloped line the area is the average velocity times the time:
Area below the time axis counts as negative displacement.
Challenge
A cyclist's v-t graph is a straight line from at to at . In that time she covers . Find her final velocity .
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